House committee floats new proposal to ban surprise medical billing

• Instead of landing on one method, the proposal would have administrative agencies convene a committee with stakeholders before creating a regulatory solution.

What they're saying: In the letter, Neal said he's offered the approach — referred to as "negotiated rulemaking" — as a compromise to the panel's top Republican, Kevin Brady.

The bottom line: This approach would allow Congress to say it protected patients from surprise medical bills without having to side with one industry group over another.

Go deeper: How surprise billing proposals actually affect health care providers